48 sweet shops inspected by food safety department

The department has collected more than 65 samples of Khoya, and different types of sweets including Kaju Katli, Coconut Barfi, Gulab Jamun etc. the department has also collected samples of sauce from fast food joints and restaurants.Shilpy Arora | TNN | October 23, 2016, 11:30 IST

The department has collected more than 65 samples of Khoya, and different types of sweets including Kaju Katli, Coconut Barfi, Gulab Jamun etc. the department has also collected samples of sauce from fast food joints and restaurants.

Sources informed that the department came into action after it received a few reports on arrival of adulterated milk, paneer and Khoya in the city from Mewat and some parts of Rajasthan. The officials have collected samples of ready-made sweets, milk cake, khoya, kaju barfi, etc. the department has inspected sweet shops in Sector 29 market, Jharsa Road, Badshahpur, Patuadi, Sector 40 and MG Road.

"While some samples have already been sent to the authorized laboratory in Chandigarh for test, some samples will be sent tomorrow. We are expecting reports by the end of this week. Strict action will be taken if any of the samples are found to have any adulteration. The sweet shops can't put people's health on stake," said KK Sharma, Food Safety Officer of Gurgaon. He added that sauce samples have been collected as adulterated sauce can cause serious health hazards.

The department also requested the people to bring any violation to their notice. "I request people to report any violation or adulteration to us. It will help us nab those who use adulterated products in festive season. People can either write to us online or call the landline number of the food safety department to report any kind of adulteration of violation of norms while preparing sweets or other food items," said Singh.

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